Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics

The football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be held from 24 July to 10 August 2024 in France. The draw took place in Paris on 20 March 2024.

Football
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Football pictogram for the 2024 Summer Olympics
Event details
Games2024 Summer Olympics
Host countryFrance
Dates24 July – 10 August
Venues7 (in 7 host cities)
Competitors504 from 24 nations
Men's tournament
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Women's tournament
Teams12 (from 6 confederations)
Editions
2020
2028

In addition to the Olympic host city of Paris, matches will also be played in Bordeaux, Décines-Charpieu (near Lyon), Marseille, Nantes, Nice and Saint-Étienne.

Two events are scheduled to be contested: men's and women's tournaments. Associations affiliated with FIFA may send teams to participate in the tournament. Men's teams are restricted to under-23 players (born on or after 1 January 2001) with a maximum of three overage players allowed, while there are no age restrictions on women's teams.

Canada are the women's defending champions, while Brazil were the two-time men's defending champions but failed to qualify.

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